Treehouse lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon at dusk
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Cinematic travel documentaries by a filmmaking family

We are a family of filmmakers and storytellers, on a global journey with our kids documenting disappearing cultures, faraway places, and off-the-beaten-path adventures.

Fernweh Adventures

Come travel with us in 2027

You, us, and a handful of other adventurous people, traveling to some of our favorite places on earth. Small groups. Once in a lifetime.

Play our free Flag Game

We’ve always loved playing flag games with Liv and Bodhi, so we decided to create our own in-browser game. Complete with an interactive map and a global leaderboard, it’s a challenge to see who can name all 197 countries.

Think you know your flags?

Play Game

Georg, Tara, Liv and Bodhi with their van on a grassy plain in Kyrgyzstan

Meet the family

Hi, we’re Georg, Tara, Liv & Bodhi

We’re a German-American family of documentary filmmakers, currently based in the Dolomites and traveling the world as a family. Our films take you along for the whole adventure, from remote mountain villages to the wildest corners of Africa, and every one is shot, graded and edited by us.

Watch Our Films

So, what's "Fernweh" anyway?

/ˈfɛʁnˌveː/

You may have heard Georg speak a language other than English with the kids. That is because we are a German-American family. "Fernweh" is a German word that describes an intense longing or ache for distant places, essentially the opposite of "Heimweh," or homesickness.


In a nutshell, this is how Tara and Georg met and it has become our life's motto, to "Follow your Fernweh".

The work

Our Latest Films

New films from the road. Missed a few? Now's your chance to catch up.

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How we edit our films

Color Grading Presets

Fernweh Finishing LUTs Indonesia pack for DaVinci Resolve

Fernweh Finishing LUTs.

Fernweh Finishing LUTs.

The LUT packs behind the Fernweh look. Built from our own films and dialed in over years of color work, they unify your footage in a click and give it that warm, cinematic finish. Drop them straight into DaVinci Resolve and go.

The LUT packs behind the Fernweh look. Built from our own films and dialed in over years of color work, they unify your footage in a click and give it that warm, cinematic finish. Drop them straight into DaVinci Resolve and go.

What we do

Filming in Java, Indonesia

Films

Films

If you made it here you probably already know that making films while traveling and juggling two kiddos is our forte… but if you came from Instagram and have no idea what I’m talking about,  head on over to our YouTube channel "Fernweh Chronicles" and take a 20-minute mini-adventure vacation. 

If you made it here you probably already know that making films while traveling and juggling two kiddos is our forte… but if you came from Instagram and have no idea what I’m talking about,  head on over to our YouTube channel "Fernweh Chronicles" and take a 20-minute mini-adventure vacation. 

YouTube

Photos

Photos

Yes, we take photographs as well… that's actually how our visual journey began. Follow along on our Instagram for some still impressions and more behind-the-scenes content from our adventures.

Yes, we take photographs as well… that's actually how our visual journey began. Follow along on our Instagram for some still impressions and more behind-the-scenes content from our adventures.

Instagram

Reflection of the Taj Mahal, India

New on YouTube

Fernweh Unpacked

We just started a second channel. Fernweh Unpacked is where we step out from behind the camera and talk about how our films really get made: the gear, the edits, the business side and the mistakes along the way. It’s meant to be a conversation, so bring your questions. In the first episode, Georg shares how YouTube changed our lives and why it can change yours too.

The Fernweh Chronicles family on the road

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